2020 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Marshall | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 28.6 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 39.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 3 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 41.7 |